Is it der, die oder das Resignation?

DIE

The correct article in German of Resignation is die. So it is die Resignation! (nominative case)

The word Resignation is feminine, therefore the correct article is die.

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German articles are used similarly to the English articles,a and the. However, they are declined differently (change) according to the number, gender and case of their nouns.

In the German language, the gender and therefore article is fixed for each noun.

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The most difficult part of learning the German language is the articles (der, die, das) or rather the gender of each noun. The gender of each noun in German has no simple rule. In fact, it can even seem illogical. For example das Mädchen, a young girl is neutral while der Junge, a young boy is male.

It is a good idea to learn the correct article for each new word together - even if it means a lot of work. For example learning "der Hund" (the dog) rather than just Hund by itself. Fortunately, there are some rules about gender in German that make things a little easier. It might be even nicer if these rules didn't have exceptions - but you can't have everything! The best way to learn them is with the App - Der-Die-Das Train! (available for iOS and Android)

German nouns belong either to the gender masculine (male, standard gender) with the definite article der, to the feminine (feminine) with the definite article die, or to the neuter (neuter) with the definite article das.

for masculine: points of the compass, weather (Osten, Monsun, Sturm; however it is: das Gewitter), liquor/spirits (Wodka, Wein, Kognak), minerals, rocks (Marmor, Quarz, Granit, Diamant);
for feminine: ships and airplanes (die Deutschland, die Boeing; however it is: der Airbus), cigarette brands (Camel, Marlboro), many tree and plant species (Eiche, Pappel, Kiefer; aber: der Flieder), numbers (Eins, Million; however it is: das Dutzend), most inland rivers (Elbe, Oder, Donau; aber: der Rhein);
for neutrals: cafes, hotels, cinemas (das Mariott, das Cinemaxx), chemical elements (Helium, Arsen; however it is: der Schwefel, masculine elements have the suffix -stoff), letters, notes, languages and colors (das Orange, das A, das Englische), certain brand names for detergents and cleaning products (Ariel, Persil), continents, countries (die artikellosen: (das alte) Europa; however exceptions include: der Libanon, die Schweiz …).

German declension of Resignation?

How does the declension of Resignation work in the nominative, accusative, dative and genitive cases? Here you can find all forms in the singular as well as in the plural:

1	Singular	Plural
Nominative	die Resignation	die Resignationen
Genitive	der Resignation	der Resignationen
Dative	der Resignation	den Resignationen
Akkusative	die Resignation	die Resignationen

What is the meaning of Resignation in German?

Resignation has various definitions in German:

[1] Keeping of the waiver of your own activities under the impression of the hopelessness of being able to realize your own goals

[1] Haltung des Verzichts auf eigene Aktivitäten unter dem Eindruck der Aussichtslosigkeit, eigene Ziele verwirklichen zu können

[2] Outdated: "Voluntary resignation of an office"

[2] veraltet: „freiwillige Niederlegung eines Amtes“

How to use Resignation in a sentence?

Example sentences in German using Resignation with translations in English.

[1] Unsere Krieger haben den Feind zur Resignation gezwungen.

[1] Our warriors have forced the enemy to resign

[1] „In einer Art von verzweifelter Resignation schien aber der Kommerzienrat entschlossen, auch das Schlimmste über sich ergehen zu lassen, ohne weiter dagegen anzumurren.“

[1] "In a kind of desperate resignation, however, the Commercial Council decided to let the worst endure even, without further action"

[1] „Es war die Resignation eines Volkes, das durch die Jahrtausende von der eigenen Religion, durch Jahrhunderte von fremder Herrschaft entmündigt worden war.“

[1] "It was the resignation of a people who had been incapacitated by the millennia of their own religion, by centuries by foreign rule"

[1] „Als Lassehn mit den Wiegands den Keller betritt, ist immer noch das Schweigen der Resignation über den Raum verbreitet.“

[1] "When Lassehn enters the basement with the Wiegands, the silence of the resignation is still spread over the room"

[1] „Finsternis und Resignation lagen in ihrer Stimme.“

[1] "Darkness and resignation were in their voice"

[2] Seine Resignation hat uns alle sehr getroffen.

[2] His resignation met all of us very much

How do you pronounce Resignation?

Resignation

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